Labeling-machine.



No. 765,'9'70. PATETED JULY' ze, 1904.

H. HAULIGK. LABBLING MACHINE. APPLIOATION I'ILED JULY 28, 1902.'

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Nb MODEL.

ATENTEE JULY 26, 1904,

Hl HAULICK.

LABBLNG MACHNE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2s, 1902.

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NY) MODEL.

Uv? @WML 'UNITED' sffmsA Patented July 2s, 1904..

PATENT OiFC-E Y l HERMANN iiAULicK, .or NEW YORK, .1,1.. -AssioNOn ffrO New Yeni( 'A eoiuoaa'riou or New vYORK.

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SPECII'CATIQNibrIing" part of Letters. Patent 1\lo. 765,970, dated July 26, A1904.-

Appiicaiio sied .my 2s, 1992.

subjectief theGerman Emperor, resid-ing at New York`city, in the borough of Manhattan,

- county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in La- '-fo'r supplying labels for vuse in such machines.

In; the-accompanying'-drawings, in which -I 'the same reference characters referto similar' parts .in the several iigires,` Figure'fl isfa .plan View of a device embodying this invcn Fig. 2 is a Aside elevatiompartly in secs tion. Figs. 3, lhand jare details of the saine.

Fig. 5 is a d etail showing a modiied con-' s tr'uction. y As Vindicated in Figs. l and 2,'the two guides A' and A2, secured to a. fraine A, are mountform arunway along which'articles-may': befed by any desired niean's.' .These articles'.

are supported-so as to .have labels'applied t0 'them properly by the adjustable support A",

which is secu red to the guide A' by the screws orbolts which engage suitable slots' -Ain ,the support. As is gindcated," this support engngesthe article on'tlie runwayand holds it'irinly while a'label is being applied to it.

' ,The frame A also siippo'rtsthe slide-rods A,

which extend, as ind icated,v transversely of the runway. These slide-rods serve to support the slide C, which is provided witlrsuitable bearings C', engaging these rods, so' that it nieves transverselyv of the runway. The slide is reciprocated during thc oi'ieration'of the device by the connector G, secured bythe pivotC to the slide and secured at it's other The labellbox is secured to the slide,- sothat bythis means itisinoiinted to reciprocate-to coperate properly with the runway.

` "Thebox' is providedwith the` inwardly-ex.- tending ribs or projections B', which' may be j'ormed on either side of thc same, as indisenile@ 117,232. (No moda) cated iii-Fig. 1'. The projections engage. the mass of labels within the box and hold them in position. The plunger B', having a curved working face, as indicated in Fig. .1, is mountoutwaid, this i ilunger being secured to thc .plunger-willi, which passes through the guiding-sleeve C" in the slide. rod, as indicated in Fig. 2, is formed with a Tack, which is engaged by the pinion D",

C2-in 'the' slide. -Ou one end of this shaft preferably formed with the wedging rini D. Upon the other end oil this labelshaft -ratcl'iet D. is also secured to this shaft,.'the pawl DE cooperating with 'this ratchet when desired. The plunger is forced inward against the labels in the box during thc operation of :the "device, and this is preferably accomplished bythe spiral spring D, secured tothe casing D-'upon-thc-slide. This spring operforce the plungerrod, and. plunger inward. The clutch E cooperates wit-litho el utchwl iecl,

E', moving about the p in E2, whicliscrvcs to secure it to the rock-lever ll4. ".lliis rock-lever is pivotcd bythe slcei/e, F' to more fre-ely about the label-shaft, and its outer end' is noi'-v inal ly held downward by the spring F2. -The pivot E5 can be secured in anyposition in this slot, soas to give an adjustableconnection between ,the clutcharm and thclink F. The lower end of the link E is pivoted about the iss'upported in the mcinberC'u on the slide, so as to engagethcrock-lever when the parts come into the position shown in Fig. 4 and prevent further downward movement of the rock-lever..

Instead of mounting-the clutch Aas has just been described the construction shown in Fig. 5 may be used. In 'this instance the clutch E is mounted on the clutch-arm which is pivthispinion being fast'on vthe label-sliat't 1),'V which 'is mounted in the suitable bearings the handle -D3 is r'igidly secured, and theA ates .to "rotate the pinion l)"-and.thereupon toclutch-arm isforined with the slot E", and thc 'ed in the box and serves to vpress the labels 'llie ilunuertliere'is rigidly secured the clutch-wheel 1)',

labelshaft I) and inclosed within 'a suitable! and this clutch is mounted on the clutchrarni v'pin Ee in the frame. 'The adjustable stop C The Ispring i2 serves to normally .hold the clutch ineiigagement with the clutch-wheel.

The outer end of the `rock-lever is formed I most position. It will be Seen that in Fig..4 ement with;

with the slot H', and the pivotl-F is adjustable in this slot andl forms a' pivoltal connectionwith the link H3. The other end of this link is secured by the pivotI-l to a part of the frame. The stopC is mounted in this instance in a stationary member, so that it engages the upper end of the clutch-arm.

The operation of this device'is as follows, it being understood that articles, one face of wh-icli is suitably supplied with paste-,are fed along the runway by any desired means Vto have. labels applied to the past-cd sides of them from thelabel-box: rlhc label-box is reciprocated toward' the article,'so as to bring the i l l 'In Fig. 4 the 'pai-tsar@ lshown in the feed- A ing position when the label-box is in its outL the rocklever `has comodato en l the adjustable stop C, which prevents further rotation ,of this lever byinreans of the Spring F. Under thesev conditions the linkE* has withdrawn the clut'ch E from engagement with the clutch-wheel, so that the label-shaft is free torotate under 'the action of the spring,

and the plunger maybe fed forward, thereby to feed the stack of labels. It will be underf stood,v fof.: course, that during the normal operation of the machine the pawl D5 is `withdrawn from operative Contact with the ratchet l outerlabel in the box in contact with tne A pasted side of the article.

The labelis upon g the rearward movement of the. labelliox wit-h- .5 drawn from the box and remains upon the iir' ticle.

ln lorder to allow for the proper wit-liribs B'. the. plunger which fcedslhe labels forward in the box into proper engagement with the prolii order to accomplish this result.

iections ll' is moved backward slightlywhcn the labels are brought into'contact with the ai'- ticle, so that the pressure of the projcctions'f upon, the stack of labels is less at this time, j causing the outer label to be siilliciently free to be properly withdrawn l'roin the label-box. v

Atotlier times, however, thc plunger moves forwardunder siwing-pressure. so as to feed the stack of labels forward in the label-'box i andcoinpeusateforthecontinuons withdrawal of labels therefrom. lt is, however, neces sary in order that the label shall be properly applied to the articles that the outer label lie i pressed against the pasted article with considerablo force.

spring-pressed plunger shall be positively held during the time when the labels are;

Where the label-box is rccipi roi-ated,I it is therefore desirable that the.

pliiuger is once. .more free to move forward pressed against the articles, .so that the outer label can be properly attached to the. article,

and at the same time ythe outer label may be i D* byv being swunginto the idle positionindicated in. Fig. 1. Thereafter as the labelbox moves` forward thc parts assume the position indicated in' Eig. 3,-in which the clutch Elias ment with tlieclntcli-whcel.

heiligheid against the ,cliitchsirheel by the spring 11" and acting to rotiite'the label-shaft, so as to positivelywithdraw the plunger to sinne extent. ln this way the pressure of the labels against the iro'ections'fB' is released fit,

the ti nie when .thefontei' label `is ap'plic'dyto the pasted article. andv also sincethe clutch,pref vents rotation.ofgtheclntchfwheel the plunger is rigidly held,so .tliatyefry considerable pres-4 sure is exerted b v the plunger up oirthezlabels, 'lheoiiter label may thus be pressed very for- IOO t-ihly into contact withthe article without employing an excessive spring-pressure ,to feed `the labels. 'llie withdrawal of the outer label from thelubel-hox is therefore more readily accomplished nnder these conditions. 'As the label-box moves backward the movement of bel-shaft lbeing positively rotated through a small angle linto the positions ioivn in Fig. 3,' and thereafter the clutch is withdrawn ,from

contact with the clutch-wheel, softhat the under'springiiction.

ln replenisliing the label-,box when the la hels havev been withdrawn therefrom the the parts takes place in reverse ordur,.t lic la- Ils,

plunger is nniniially moved backward, pref:

erably by rotating the. vhandle ll", and then the piiwi ll'rl is thrown downward into eiigage-- lt will bcseen by reference to the drawings i l-iizil as the slide and label-box reciprocate the i conditions the label-box may be readily lilled label-shaft, which is mounted in bearings on the slide, moves with them.- however, connected lo a stntioi'niiy inn E", so

that [his link cniiscs the movements oli the' clutch, the clutch-arm, and rock-lever.` (lndieali-d in Figs. 2, 3, and 2.) ln Fig. 2 the nient with the ratchet D, soas to prevent the forwardinovcnicntof thepliingcr. Under these with labels, and then when the pawl is withdrawn'from engagement with the ratchet the plunger is once. more allowed to move forward under springution.

'lhe forni of .deviceindicated in Fig. 5 has parts are shown when the label-box' is in its l substantially the same action, the parts being y indicated inthat figure, in an intermediate position corresponding-substantialljr to Fig. 3.

" A. further forward movement of thelabel-box and'slidewould cause the'link -.H to 'rotate the roeklever -H,` -and therebyrotate .the

cluteh-wheelby means of the clutch, so as tof withdraw the plunger-rod andplunger to any I desired extent, at the. same time positively holding it in-position in the label-box. This would accoii'iplish a suiiicient release ofthe labels, so that thejcould be ,readily withdrawn fromthe label-box. A's the slide movesreai.-

' ward the clutch-arm'comes'into engagement with the. adjustable stop C, vwhich swings ,the clutch-arm about vthepivot (r', 'and thereby withdraws theclutclili from engagement with means left tree to rotate', and vthe springpressed plunger is freeton'iove forward to Q compensa-te properlj.' for the withdrawal' of labels from the-label-box.

Brinaking'the stop adjustable the-clutch :maybe withdrawn from engageu'ient with thi` cluteh-wl'ieel at any desired vpoint, andthe adjustable connection `ofthe link makes the `extent of the release -of the plunger from the Yc'aii be secured. 'lhis will be readilj' under stood, since if theconneetion ofthe link is farther from theceter. of the' label-shaft the 'angle' through'which the rck-lever is rotated labels adjustableTso-that the pi'olieraction A .It islof course apparent that many modifications maybe made in this devicebj' those Lfamiliar with 4this art. Furthermore, .parts oi. this invention may be empIo-,ved without using all of the same, and partsv may b e used inconnection with other devices without departing from the spirit of this invention. I

-do not, therefore, wish to be limited to the disclosure which l have made in this case; but

W hat l claim as new, and what l desir(` to secure by Letters Patent, is set forth in the appended claims; l. ln a labeling-machine, a runway to support articles to'bc labeled, a slide. mounted to i reciprocate adjacent said runway, alabel-box provided at its outer end with means to engage labels secured to said slide, a plunger in saidA label-box, a plunger-.rod formed with a rack secured 'tof said plunger, a' labelshaft z mountedin said slide and provided with a pinmounted on said shaft, a; clutch mounted ina ioircoperating with said rack, a spring to rotafte said shaft, a clutch-wheel and a ratchet,

a' pawl to engage said ratchet topi-event the rotation of said shaft, a rock-leveiloosely clutch-arm which is pivoted to said rock-lever,

a spring connected' to said rocklever and a link adjustablypivoted to said clutch-arm and connected and also pivoted toa stationary part and an adjustable stop to engage said rocklever, to move said plunger into releasedpositiou as sa'id label-box moves inward and to allow said 'plunger to move forward under the action ofsaid spring' said' label-box moves' I outwaid.

l2. Inalabeliiig-machine,alabel-boicmount-v i ed to reciproeateadjiicent a"run`way, projec- Atioiis at the outer `end offs'aid box to retainlabels therein, a spring-pressed-plunger withinsaid label-box, a plunger-rod formed withA a rack secured to said plunger, a'shaft mount- "ed adjacent said plunger-rmland providedwith `apinion toenga'ge said'rack, a clutch-'- f wheel on said sha ft,a rock-lever loosely mo'unt ed on said shaft, a clutch pivoted to said rocklever and means connected to said clutch to vbring said clutch into engagement with said.' clutch-wheel asthelabel-box is moved for-f ward and to rotatesaid clutch-wheel to with-r draw the plunger, said means operating as 'said label-box is moved backward to releasesaid clutch from said clutch-wheel ,toalluj said plunger to move forwardl under spring action.

3. ln alabeling-machine, a label-box mounted to `reciprocate adjacent a runway, a springiueans to withdraw said'plunger as said labelbox is moved forward and to allow said plimger to move forward under spring action as- `said label-box is moved backward away from said'rimway.-

4. In a labeling-machine, a movable label-` box,v aspring-pressed plunger insaid label-box pressed plungerl within said label-boxand and means to lwithdraw andA positivelydiold said plunger as said label-box is moved into position toapply labels to articles 'and to allow said plunger to move inward under spring action as said label-box is `withdrawn f rom said articles. 1

ln` a labeling-machine, a movable labelbox to apply labels to articles, a spring-pressed plunger within said label-box and means to` positively withdraw 'said plunger into released position as said label-box is moved forward.

6'. In a labeling-machine, a label-box baving label-engaging projections on one end of the same, a curved plunger within said labelf box spring-pressed into engagement with laroo bels therein, means to reciprocate said label- `in position in said label-box as said label-box is moved intoengagement with. articles to lirmly'press the outer label in said boiragainst an'article to allow the outer label to be readily Withdrawn from said box.'

8.- Ina labeling-machine, a label-box relatively movablewith respect to an `article to be ISO 25 I articles to firmly pressthe outer label in-said labeled, projections on said boit to engage labels, a spring-presscd plunger within said box to feed labels against said projections and means operating when said label-box and said article approach to withdraw said plunger to relieve the pressure of the outer label upon said projections and' to positively hold said plunger in said label-box to press theouter label firmly into engagement with said article. 9. In a labeling-machine, a labelbox relatively rnovable with respect to an article" to be labeled, projections on said box to engage labals, aspring-pressed plunger within said box label-box having label-engaging projections,

box against an article. A

11. In a labeling-machine, 'a reciprocating a-spring-pressed plunger in said label-box to feed labels into engagementwith said projections, a clutch-wheel operatively-connected to said plunger, a'rock-lever provided with a clutch and means tlomove said rock-leverduring the reciprocation of said label-box.

12. In a labeling-machine, allabel-box having means to'engage labels atits outer end, a plunger mounted therein, a clutch-wheel operatively connected with said plunger, aclutch to intermittently engage said clutch-wheel and adjustable means to actuate said clutch assaid label-box vis moved.

13'. In a' labeling-machinma movable labelbox having means toengage labelsttherein, a

saidA plunger, a clutch-Wheel operatively connected tosaid plunger, a clutch to engage said wheel, means to move said clutch and means .to regulate the extent of the engagementof 'said clutch with said clutch-wheel.

14. in a. labeling-machine, amovable labelbox having means to engage labels at the outer end of the same, a plunger within 'said plunger in said` box, means to 'feed forward label-box, and a clutch operated simuitaneously withthe movement of said label-box to intermittently wit-hdraw said plunger into re- 4lleased positiom v HERMANN HAULICK.

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J assu: B. KAY,

HARRY L. DUNCAN. 

